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UFC commentator John Gooden breaks down the major players in the middleweight division before champion Dricus Du Plessis puts his title on the line against former middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya in the main event at UFC 305. Main card action kicks off on Saturday at 10pm ET / 7pm PT.  ufc ufc tonight izzy adesanya izzy vs dricus ufc 305 results adesanya vs duplessis du plessis vs adesanya ufc fight tonight ufc results ufc fight ufc fights tonight israel adesanya vs dricus du plessis ufc fights ufc middleweight rankings ufc305 izzy ddp vs adesanya israel adesanya fight mma ufc tonight results rac arena ufc card ufc 305 location dricus ufc. ufc fight card where is ufc 305 ddp ufc middleweight ufc ufc results today dricus du plessis vs adesanya ufc card tonight izzy ufc ufc streams perth time izzy fight sherdog ufc 305 card time in perth streameast ufc 305 ufc 305 stream dricus vs israel stream ufc stream ufc news who won the ufc fight tonight ufc events ufc live espn+ ufc 305 live izzy vs ddp ddp vs izzy ufc 305 live stream du plessis ufc tom nolan adesanya fight ufc main card perth 305 ufc ufc fight card tonight daniel cormier ufc middleweight adesanya fight tonight where is israel adesanya from strickland israel vs dricus ufc 305 live updates adesanya vs du plessis ufc main card tonight ufc 305 main card duplessi vs adesanya mma junkie ufc live stream free who won ufc 305 ufc lightweight rankings middleweight ufc adesanya ufc 305 play by play ufc live stream ufc 305 free stream who won ufc tonight mma fights tonight ufc 305 stream free ufc 305 highlights did israel adesanya win ufc israel adesanya where is du plessis from stylebender ufc free stream ufc fight tonight live adesanya last fight where to watch ufc 305 ufc 305 odds israel adesanya last fight ufc prelims dricus du plessis vs israel adesanya watch ufc 305 free ufc results tonight adesanya vs du plessis prediction how to watch ufc 305 ufc live updates adesanya vs dricus prediction ufc live results ufc welterweight rankings ufc play by play ufc middleweight champion ufc 305 predictions

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00:00For the better part of four years, Israel Adesanya reigned over the middleweight kingdom

00:06with the style and grace of a great champion.

00:09But when his old foe and rival Alex Pereira wrested the belt from his grasp in November

00:142022, it started a championship carousel of chaos that remains spinning.

00:21After four consecutive utterings of and new, South Africa's Drikus Duplicy holds the

00:27title.

00:28But the old king returns after a year-long hiatus to once again try to restore his order

00:34to the land of 185 pounders.

00:37This is the state of the middleweight division.

00:45Steel Nox completed his quest for UFC gold with a gritty, razor-close decision in Toronto

00:50over Sean Strickland.

00:52The scorecards had their doubters, Sean Strickland loudest among them, but what isn't in doubt

00:57is Drikus Duplicy's place in the weight class.

01:01His awkward, brutish style hasn't been rendered anything but effective, and now he has his

01:06eyes locked on his long-awaited matchup with Israel Adesanya, whom he traded gloves with

01:12last summer at UFC 290.

01:17If there's one way to quiet any doubts about his ascension, it is taking out the two-time

01:22champion.

01:23Love him or hate him, the Last Stylebender has been one of the defining figures in the

01:32UFC for the last six years.

01:35The Nigerian-born New Zealander racked up highlights, haters and accolades throughout

01:40his career, but the 35-year-old still believes he has a masterpiece to paint in the octagon.

01:47Refreshed and re-motivated, he is eager to start on a run of unfinished business, beginning

01:53with Duplicy at UFC 305.

01:59Since losing his title to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243, no fighter has been more firmly

02:05in the class of best fighters without a championship belt than Robert Whittaker.

02:10The Reaper is the cream of the middleweight crop, losing only to champions in Adesanya

02:16and Drikus Duplicy since moving to the division back in November 2014.

02:22After outgunning Paolo Costa and starching Ikram Alaskerov to start 2024, Bobby Knuckles

02:29is keen to be the first man to beat Hamzat Shumayev at UFC 308.

02:33With another high-level performance, Whittaker believes he will have his meal ticket to another

02:38chance at becoming a two-time champion.

02:45The owner of the most stunning championship win in recent memory, Sean Strickland saw

02:50his title reign end somewhat prematurely to the tune of a split decision loss to Drikus

02:55Duplicy in January.

02:58After getting his own split decision nod over Paolo Costa in Newark, New Jersey, the brash

03:0333-year-old is hell-bent on getting UFC gold back around his waist.

03:16France's Nasruddin Imovov washed the bitter taste of 2023 out of his mouth with a pair

03:22of main event wins over Romain de Lidzay and Jared Kananier to open his 2024 accounts.

03:28His next test will take place at home in Paris and comes in the form of the surging Brendan

03:33Allen for one of the most crucial bouts in the division come September.

03:38The killer gorilla risked his top spot when he fought Nasruddin Imovov and the gamble

03:43didn't pay off for him.

03:45The one-time title challenger is now in a tricky spot at 40 years old, likely needing

03:50two or three big wins to get another shot at the belt.

03:54He isn't alone in that circumstance, however.

03:56Fighters like Marvin Vettori, Brendan Allen, Hamzat Shamaev and Kaio Bahalio have ascended

04:02to that limbo space between the top ten and the title pitcher.

04:06And chances have to be taken to prove one's greatness.

04:10While Adesanya earned his plaudits during his long reign and the phrase cleaned out

04:15the division was thrown around, the middleweight championship pitcher is as fascinating as

04:20ever.

04:21Whether Duplessy defends the title for the first time or Adesanya climbs to the throne

04:25for a third time, the 185ers have done well to restock and reload challenges for the champ.

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